The Challenge

    Tackle a problem using Techhnolgy and the knoweldge you learned from the Innovation Nation programme

    Look at our Explainer Video

    How to Participate

    1. Identify A Problem: Research a current issue and explain how it affects people.

    2. Design a Solution: Create a tech-driven innovation to solve the problem.

    3. Showcase Your Idea: Produce a 5-minute digital video presentation to pitch your solution

    Submission Details:

    1. Deadline Date: 19th September 2025.

    2. Open to particpants of the Innovation Nation Programme ages 10:18

    Your solution can address issues in:

    The Environment (Water, Land, Energy, etc)

    The Economy

    The Community

    Communication
    and Social Interaction

    Sponsors:

    About the PowerUp Competition:


    Since 2018 the Caribbean Industrial Research Institute (CARIRI) has successfully executed ICT educational programmes reaching well over 11,000 students with great success.

    CARIRI and Republic Bank Limited (RBL) under the Power to Make a Difference Programme (PMAD) have partnered with each other once again to continue the development of the current generation with the next wave of technological advances.

    The 2025 Innovation Nation Programme has once again increased last year’s intake. To keep things interesting and exciting for this cohort of participants, we are once again launching the 2025 PowerUp Competition. The aim of the competition is to ensure that students complete the programme, keep them engaged to the end and ensure that they come away with a good understanding of the concepts that will be taught.

     

    This competition has been approved by the NLCB